Sporting Consultant

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 4

Sporting Consultant

ENGLISH PEER’S VENTURE LONDON, March 19. The second Baron Marchamley, who in 1911 married Miss M. <J. Johnston, of Waipara, New* Zealand, has embarked upon a novel profession. Recently he advertised as follows: “Lord Marchamley is open to advise on social, sporting (shooting and lishing), travel and business matters. Write or telephone for appointment.”

Asked by an Evening News representative what the undertakiug involved, Lord Marchamley said he proposed to act as a general consultant on matters on which he had an intimate knowledge. “What I aim at doing,” he explained, “is not so much to tell people what they should do as what they should not do. After all, I have done all these things myself. Take iishing. I know where to go and where not to go. A lot of people waste money on their tackle. I can help there. Suppose a fellow comes along about yachting. I can tell him the decent yards to go to and the yards to keep away from, be:ause I have been through it all myself.

“I shall have nothing to do with commissions from firms. My dealings will be solely w r ith the individual who becomes my client, and, if I can save him, say £IOO, then he can afford to pay me something for my advice. I am not touching anything I do not know about personally; otherwise, I obviously cannot offer anything more than your average agent. If I cannot help people, I shall tell them so.”